unir
to join, to unitePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | unoI join | nosotros | unimoswe join |
| tú | unesyou join | vosotros | unísyou all join |
| él/ella/Ud. | unehe/she joins | ellos/Uds. | unenthey join |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he unidoI have joined | nosotros | hemos unidowe have joined |
| tú | has unidoyou have joined | vosotros | habéis unidoyou all have joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha unidohe/she has joined | ellos/Uds. | han unidothey have joined |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | una(that) I join | nosotros | unamos(that) we join |
| tú | unas(that) you join | vosotros | unáis(that) you all join |
| él/ella/Ud. | una(that) he/she joins | ellos/Uds. | unan(that) they join |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya unido(that) I have joined | nosotros | hayamos unido(that) we have joined |
| tú | hayas unido(that) you have joined | vosotros | hayáis unido(that) you all have joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya unido(that) he/she has joined | ellos/Uds. | hayan unido(that) they have joined |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | uníI joined | nosotros | unimoswe joined |
| tú | unisteyou joined | vosotros | unisteisyou all joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | unióhe/she joined | ellos/Uds. | unieronthey joined |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | uníaI used to join | nosotros | uníamoswe used to join |
| tú | uníasyou used to join | vosotros | uníaisyou all used to join |
| él/ella/Ud. | uníahe/she used to join | ellos/Uds. | uníanthey used to join |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había unidoI had joined | nosotros | habíamos unidowe had joined |
| tú | habías unidoyou had joined | vosotros | habíais unidoyou all had joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | había unidohe/she had joined | ellos/Uds. | habían unidothey had joined |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | uniera(that) I joined | nosotros | uniéramos(that) we joined |
| tú | unieras(that) you joined | vosotros | unierais(that) you all joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | uniera(that) he/she joined | ellos/Uds. | unieran(that) they joined |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | uniese(that) I joined | nosotros | uniésemos(that) we joined |
| tú | unieses(that) you joined | vosotros | unieseis(that) you all joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | uniese(that) he/she joined | ellos/Uds. | uniesen(that) they joined |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera unido(that) I had joined | nosotros | hubiéramos unido(that) we had joined |
| tú | hubieras unido(that) you had joined | vosotros | hubierais unido(that) you all had joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera unido(that) he/she had joined | ellos/Uds. | hubieran unido(that) they had joined |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube unidoI had joined | nosotros | hubimos unidowe had joined |
| tú | hubiste unidoyou had joined | vosotros | hubisteis unidoyou all had joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo unidohe/she had joined | ellos/Uds. | hubieron unidothey had joined |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | uniréI will join | nosotros | uniremoswe will join |
| tú | unirásyou will join | vosotros | uniréisyou all will join |
| él/ella/Ud. | uniráhe/she will join | ellos/Uds. | uniránthey will join |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | uniríaI would join | nosotros | uniríamoswe would join |
| tú | uniríasyou would join | vosotros | uniríaisyou all would join |
| él/ella/Ud. | uniríahe/she would join | ellos/Uds. | uniríanthey would join |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré unidoI will have joined | nosotros | habremos unidowe will have joined |
| tú | habrás unidoyou will have joined | vosotros | habréis unidoyou all will have joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá unidohe/she will have joined | ellos/Uds. | habrán unidothey will have joined |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría unidoI would have joined | nosotros | habríamos unidowe would have joined |
| tú | habrías unidoyou would have joined | vosotros | habríais unidoyou all would have joined |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría unidohe/she would have joined | ellos/Uds. | habrían unidothey would have joined |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | uniere(should) I join | nosotros | uniéremos(should) we join |
| tú | unieres(should) you join | vosotros | uniereis(should) you all join |
| él/ella/Ud. | uniere(should) he/she join | ellos/Uds. | unieren(should) they join |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | unamoslet's join |
| tú | unejoin! | vosotros | unidjoin! |
| él/ella/Ud. | unajoin! | ellos/Uds. | unanjoin! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no unamoslet's not join |
| tú | no unasdon't join | vosotros | no unáisdon't join |
| él/ella/Ud. | no unadon't join | ellos/Uds. | no unandon't join |
